Swimming purse



Dec. 22, 1925' J. HETZER ET AL SWIMMING PURSE Filed Feb. 4, 1925 INVEN'I'Q S Ema/'11 J. BY j ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH HE'I'ZER, OF CORONA, AN D EBICH KOHLEOF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SWIMMING PURSE.

Application filed February 4, 1925.

To all whom it may concemr Be it known that we, J OSEPH HETZER and EnronKoHLHor, citizens of the United States, residing at Corona and New York,respectively, in the counties of Queens and New York, respectively, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSwimming Purses, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is to provide a novel type of pursefitted for use on a bathing costume and provided with a pouch which whenclosed is impervious to water. 1

Another object is to provide a swimming purse having an attachment whichis secured to the belt of the wearer and may be hingedly opened topermit the insertion of valuables and again closed in a manner toprevent seepage of water into the pouch.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in thedrawing Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is an illustrationshowing the method of applying the swimming purse.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the swimming purse.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of Figure 2.

" Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevational .view, showing thepouch inpartly opened position.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of Figure 4. Figure 6 is a cross sectionalview taken on line 66 of Figure 5, showing the waterproof joint at theopen endof therpouch, the

sides being spread apart to illustrate the,

method of opening the same.

Figure 7 is a sectional side elevational view of Figure 3, taken on line7-7 of Figure 3.

\Refcrring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates the frameof the swimming purse. This frame is preferably composed of alight rigidmetal and constitutes an elongated endless band which is encircled by areenforcing rib 11, and at positions intermediate its length, isprovided with stays 12 which serve as a means for positioning theflexible rubber web 13 in the position where it is locked. The front ofthe frame 10 is provided "with a boss 14 thru which a screw 15 having aknurled head 16, passes.

Serial No. 6,688.

and waterproof material such as rubber or the like. Said pouch is anelongated pocket having side walls spaced-apart from each other whichare open on the top, and on the bottom have a flap integral therewith inwhich a button-hole 22 is formed, the button hole on the flaplbeingadapted to cooperate with a button 23 which is mounted on the trunks -24of the bathing suit. The upper open end of the p uch has flexible strips25 and 26 integral with the edges of the pouch walls and extendlengthwise and parallel to the side walls of the pouch. The strip 25 isprovided with a triangular tongue 27 which extends thruout the length ofthe strip and is adapted to insert into a similarly formed triangularrecess 28 formed in the to the frame of the device by a pivot pin 29which is secured in the walls of the elon-v gated frame 10 and spansacross the frame thru the walls of the pouch and also thru the strips 25and 26.

The swimming purse is manipulated in the following manner. When desirinto open the purse when the latter is closed, as shown in Figure 2, thescrew 15 is rotated by manipulating the knurled head in order to movethe wedge bar toward the front of the frame 10, after which the pouchcan be grasped and rotated about the pin 29 to a position similar tothat shown in Figure 4, in which position, valuables such as coins, ornecessities, such as cigarettes, may be secured in the chamber 30 of theouch "13. When the pouch has been loade it may again be rotated to aposition where the strips 25 and 26 lie between the walls of the frame10. By again rotating the screw 15 in an opposite direction, the wedgebar 17 is moved toward the strip 26 of the pouch and both strips 25 and26 are compressed so that the triangular-ridge 27 on the strip 25 entersinto the recess 28 of the opposite strip 26 and seals the pouch chamber30 so that seepage of water thru this joint, the only joint of thepouch, is impossible.

In order to permit the swimming purse to be worn or used with all typesof apparel and by peo le who are arrayed in suits not provided withbelts, the semi-circular ends of the frame 10 may be provided witheyelets, not shown, which are rigid with the frame thru which a shoulderstrap may be slipped so that the entire purse may be suspended from theshoulder of the user.

We claim 1- 1. A. swimming purse comprising a rigid elongated frame, aresilient pouch rotatably mounted in said rigid frame, stays on the topof said frame intermediate its length, loop members mounted on saidframe, resilient strips integral with the upper open edges of saidpouch, said strips being adapted to be mutually spread to expose thechamber of the pouch, a triangular re cess extending longitudinally onone of said strips, a triangular ridge extending longitudina-lly on theopposite strip and being adapted to register in the recess of thefirstnamed strip to form a leak-proof joint, and a wedge bar movable insaid frame and being adapted to 4 mutually compress the pouch strips toseal the open end of said pouch.

2. A swimming purse comprising a rigid elongated frame, a resilientpouch rotatably mounted in said rigid frame, stays on the top of saidframe intermediate its length,,

dinally on the oppositestrip and being adapted to register in the recessof the firstnamed strip to form a leak-proof joint, said wedge barcomprising a floating membermounted longitudinally in the frame, a screwrotatable insaid frame and adapted to pass loosely thru the wedge barinter-' mediate its length, said screw supporting said wedge bar, saidscrew when rotated being adapted to compress the strips of the pouch tocause the triangular ridge on one strip to enter more firmly into thetriangular recess of the opposite strip to form a leak-proof fit.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

JOSEPH HETZER. ERIOH KOHLHOF.

